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Gulf Air are going to come (inshallah) to Jordan and visit the academy so we will have the chance to ask them and we will let you know !
I agree everything should be on paper, talking can be just BS
I agree everything should be on paper, talking can be just BS
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Bahrainis scaling greater heights
Posted on » Saturday, March 28, 2009
FOURTEEN Bahrainis were awarded their commercial pilot licence from Ayla Aviation Academy at a graduation ceremony held at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan last night.
The two women and 12 men were among 17 cadets to graduate, with the others are from Lebanon, Jordan and India.
This is the first group of Bahrainis and females to graduate from the Aqaba-based academy, which has been operational for almost two and a half years.
The graduation ceremony for the group, known as the Charlie, featured speeches from Ayla chief executive officer Marwan Atalla, Gulf Air chief people officer Ahmed Al Banna and several cadets.
"You are the future leaders," was the message graduates received from Mr Atalla and Mr Al Banna.
"The mission statement of Ayla is that graduates are future leaders and not just pilots," said Mr Al Banna.
"To those joining Gulf Air I say Gulf Air supported you and will continue to support you and be at your service."
The speeches were followed by a video of the highlights of the cadets' activities at Ayla, a distribution of awards by Mr Al Atalla and Ayla chief captain Jamal Qumoq and a cake-cutting ceremony.
The graduates were: Abdulla Al Khan, Ahmed Aseeri, Ahmed Ismaeel, Ali Kowaitan, Duaij Al Khateeb, Fatima Hassan, Isa Khadem, Issa Ayyoub, Khaled Al Khalo, Maitham Al Saffar, Mohammed Hasan, Nilufer Mehta, Omar Albinfalah, Talal Elhajj, Waad Al Doseri, Yaqoob Yaqoobi and Yousif Al Meamari.
Gulf Air flight crew recruitment manager Captain Aud Al Tauqi and Ayla board of directors also attended the event.
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Mr Al Banna told the GDN that Gulf Air had sponsored 11 of the Bahraini cadets.
He said these graduates would get first priority for a job at Gulf Air. Now they had graduated they would be called for an interview with Captain Al Tauqi and be given an assessment.
He said he was very proud to see that women had graduated from the training course.
"We have four pilots in Gulf Air that are women, two Bahrainis and two expats and now we have three graduates (one of the graduates, Ms Mehta, is Indian, but based in Bahrain)."
Mr Atalla said on the sidelines that he was impressed with Bahrain's level of high school education and he was happy to see women in the Middle East entering the industry.
Mr Atalla said there had been significant interest in training Bahrainis at Ayla and expected many more students from the country to qualify from the academy.
The commercial pilot licence with instrument rating training costs $90,000 (BD34,000) and includes accommodation, transportation, uniforms and headsets.
Mr Atalla said Ayla's training focused on creating leaders and professionals.
"It's not just about flying, it's a lifestyle, we give them activities and sports to teach them team building," said Mr Atalla.
"Our slogan is: 'We train captains not just pilots', and the main difference between the two is leadership."
Ayla was founded by the Near East Group and Atlantic Flight Training, UK. It has instructors from the Middle East, Europe and the US.
The academy's flight training facilities are located at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, while the ground training is conducted at Shwaikh Mall, in the town centre.
The academy can take up to 150 students but it currently has about 100 of which 47 are Bahrainis. The latest group of nine Bahrainis began their course in January 2008 and will graduate in August.
Congratulations to all those who have just earned their Jordanian wings.
So how long is it going to take before the 11 Gulf Air sponsored cadets start their type ratings?
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Think twice about Ayla Aviation
To all who are in search of a flying/flt instructor position or are looking for a good flight school; Think twice before joining with Ayla Aviation. I was a flight instructor with Ayla for a short period in 2008. I've spent 40 plus years flying, I'm retired and thought that I would like to give back to aviation what it has given me. At first Ayla seemed like a good place to work; thorough interview and hiring process, state or the art equipment, a hangar that could easily serve as your living room......on and on. The management style is that of a "harum". Marwan hires "drop dead gorgeous" women for his key positions. None of them have any aviation experience much less the aptitude to function in an aviation org. Marwan (CEO) is basically a playboy with a whopping 500 hrs of flight time and 2 aircraft accidents under his belt......impressive! His personal management style is to make money and he gives little concern on how it's done. The MCP program is now fully developed and done without anyone with any airline experience. The gal in charge of the this has little flight time much less any flight experience in jets. This is unbelieveable! No one at Ayla has any airline experience or jet experience except the chief flt instr. I was hired there partly because of my extensive time as a captain for United airlines. When I got there Marwan wanted none of my help on this project. I can go on about Ayla for a long time but I will not. In short, if you're considering ANY kind of a relationship with Ayla-BE CAREFUL! Good Luck Gents and Ladies. Steve Borgwardt
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Graduation joy for pilots
Monday, June 29, 2009
NINE Bahrainis have graduated with their commercial pilots licences from Ayla Aviation Academy in Aqaba, Jordan. The academy's fourth graduation ceremony was held at the Mšvenpick Hotel in Aqaba and was its first all-Bahraini course.
It was sponsored by Gulf Air and the graduation took place under the patronage of Ayla Aviation Academy chief executive officer Marwan Atalla and chairman Munir Atalla.
It was attended by Bahraini Embassy representatives Ahmad Al Reyati and Mohammed Dawoud, as well as graduates' relatives, Ayla staff, students and friends.
Course Delta began training in January last year and after 17 months the participants received their commercial pilots licences with instrument rating.
The graduates are Abdulrahman Akbari, Ahmed Husain, Ebrahim Hararah, Husain Al Asfoor, Mohamed Aseeri, Mohamed Al Ansari, Mohamed Shanbeeh, Nayef Dairi and Rashed Al Qattan.
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It appears Ayla Aviation are still name dropping.
If their training was "sponsored" by Gulf Air, why were these youngsters asked to take out 30,000+ Dinar loans?! 
I hope the airline that "sponsored" them actually takes them on board.
Monday, June 29, 2009
NINE Bahrainis have graduated with their commercial pilots licences from Ayla Aviation Academy in Aqaba, Jordan. The academy's fourth graduation ceremony was held at the Mšvenpick Hotel in Aqaba and was its first all-Bahraini course.
It was sponsored by Gulf Air and the graduation took place under the patronage of Ayla Aviation Academy chief executive officer Marwan Atalla and chairman Munir Atalla.
It was attended by Bahraini Embassy representatives Ahmad Al Reyati and Mohammed Dawoud, as well as graduates' relatives, Ayla staff, students and friends.
Course Delta began training in January last year and after 17 months the participants received their commercial pilots licences with instrument rating.
The graduates are Abdulrahman Akbari, Ahmed Husain, Ebrahim Hararah, Husain Al Asfoor, Mohamed Aseeri, Mohamed Al Ansari, Mohamed Shanbeeh, Nayef Dairi and Rashed Al Qattan.
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It appears Ayla Aviation are still name dropping.
It was sponsored by Gulf Air
I hope the airline that "sponsored" them actually takes them on board.
New born
would be better than this 3 year old one
Smells scarey.Dosent it?
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Dear All;
Ayla Aviation Academy is please to report that we have received JAA approval as a provider of ATPL Theoretical Knowledge, under the umbrella of our UK school, Atlantic Flight Training.
The UK CAA inspector was very pleased with what he saw during his visit and audit at Ayla, and wished us continued sucsess. We thank the UK CAA for this great honor.
As always, credit goes to our staff, especialy our Training Manager, who was the first to believe in our abilities, and who worked hard to achieve this highly valuble approval for us.
Marwan Atalla
CEO
Ayla Aviation Academy is please to report that we have received JAA approval as a provider of ATPL Theoretical Knowledge, under the umbrella of our UK school, Atlantic Flight Training.
The UK CAA inspector was very pleased with what he saw during his visit and audit at Ayla, and wished us continued sucsess. We thank the UK CAA for this great honor.
As always, credit goes to our staff, especialy our Training Manager, who was the first to believe in our abilities, and who worked hard to achieve this highly valuble approval for us.
Marwan Atalla
CEO